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Elizabeth Warren Rap Video – Got a New Sheriff
August 13, 2010 – 12:04 pm | Comments Off

Our favorite candidate to lead the CFPA, Elizabeth Warren, is the subject of a new rap video supporting her nomination. The video comes courtesy of our friends at the Main Street Brigade.  Want to show …

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Post Passage Lobbying Statistics
August 2, 2010 – 1:38 pm

The Financial Reform and Consumer Protection bill has been signed into law, but that doesn’t mean that the big banks are slowing down their fight to prevent reforms.  Check out the latest lobbying numbers and …

NewsOK: An Okie in Washington Riles Wall Street
August 2, 2010 – 10:32 am

NewsOK recently published an article about Elizabeth Warren, an Oklahoman making a stir from Washington DC to Wall Street.  Click here to read the full article.
Her goal, she said, is what it has been throughout …

Newsweek: Pick Elizabeth Warren
August 2, 2010 – 10:25 am

A recent article in Newsweek advised the President to pick Elizabeth Warren to head the CFPB.  Click here to read the full article.
Warren’s fierce independence is exactly what makes the control freaks in the …

Main Street Alliance: We Support Elizabeth Warren
August 2, 2010 – 9:16 am

July 29, 2010
Dear President Obama:
On behalf of the Main Street Alliance, a national network of small business coalitions, we write to extend our support for the candidacy of Dr. Elizabeth Warren to lead the Consumer …

Video: Consumer Advocates Rally With Democrats As Wall Street Reform Vote Arrives
July 30, 2010 – 1:13 pm

The Senate passage of the Wall Street reform bill that ushered in immense changes to the financial sector of America was over two weeks ago, but it is still worth celebrating. Here is a video …

Jeff Sovern: Warren would protect consumers, not the banks
July 29, 2010 – 1:45 pm

Jeff Sovern, a professor at St. John’s University School of Law and co-coordinator of the Consumer Law and Policy Blog, argues in favor of Elizabeth Warren to lead the CFPB.  Click here to read his …